It makes no difference
11-25-2004, 01:18 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Nebraska
Posts: 3,393
It makes no difference
I (we) just finished skinning and quartering 8 (eight) deer and some of them good sized but no trophies. I'm in western Wisconsin north of Eau Claire and we're allowed two deer per license.....
Guns and ammo used are as follows: .300 Win. Mag 180 Gr swift A-frame, .270 Win. 130 Hornady SST, 6.5X55, 129 Hornady SST, .257 Roberts, 100 Grain Winchester silvertip, 6 MM remington, 100 grain Hornady BTSP, .243 Win., 100 grain CT (Nosler)
All deer dropped in less than 20 feet from the place they was first hit, and all of them hit only once, and in every case the bullet was not found. Either from pass thru or from disintegration. The performance was the same in every case.....devastating.
At least one shot with the .243 was paced at 253 yards and the deer looked the same as ones shot at much closer range and with bigger guns.
In all cases the bullet placement was in the heart/lung area and it seems to work as good as anything. Shoulder damage was severe in some cases but in all the discussion among the four of us.....there was no difference in all the guns and ammo we used.....all worked when placement was good and without regard for power levels.
Whitetail deer aren't fussy what they're hit with as long as they're hit in the correct area.
Guns and ammo used are as follows: .300 Win. Mag 180 Gr swift A-frame, .270 Win. 130 Hornady SST, 6.5X55, 129 Hornady SST, .257 Roberts, 100 Grain Winchester silvertip, 6 MM remington, 100 grain Hornady BTSP, .243 Win., 100 grain CT (Nosler)
All deer dropped in less than 20 feet from the place they was first hit, and all of them hit only once, and in every case the bullet was not found. Either from pass thru or from disintegration. The performance was the same in every case.....devastating.
At least one shot with the .243 was paced at 253 yards and the deer looked the same as ones shot at much closer range and with bigger guns.
In all cases the bullet placement was in the heart/lung area and it seems to work as good as anything. Shoulder damage was severe in some cases but in all the discussion among the four of us.....there was no difference in all the guns and ammo we used.....all worked when placement was good and without regard for power levels.
Whitetail deer aren't fussy what they're hit with as long as they're hit in the correct area.
11-25-2004, 06:45 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: central Ky
Posts: 601
RE: It makes no difference
I'll also agree 100%. They're way too many people with "magnumitus" that think you have to have a big boomer to do the job. I work with several of these kind. They go out and buy big magnum calibers to deer hunt with and when it comes time to zero them in, they shake like a dog passing a peach seed!!! I've been hunting with a .308 for the last ten years and have taken numerous deer with it and have never had one run over 20yds after the shot. Its all about shot-placement!! If you're using a "deer caliber" gun and you put it where it belongs, you'll never have any trouble finding your game.
11-26-2004, 01:02 PM
#5
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location:
Posts: 815
RE: It makes no difference
been useing 6mmfor years 
dad even dropped a moose with one[
](not my 1st choice though
). point is, no thing matters more than shot placement. although more horsepower WILL compensate for errors in shot placement.
dad even dropped a moose with one[](not my 1st choice though). point is, no thing matters more than shot placement. although more horsepower WILL compensate for errors in shot placement.
11-26-2004, 04:30 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: It makes no difference
Right on Vapodog. The same holds true for every game animal on earth. A shot through the boiler room is all it takes. A rifle like the 7mm-08 0r 308 has the power and bullet weight and construction to take almost any game animal when the all important shot placement is there. The above mentioned 6mm Remington with a good 100-105 grain bullet will ruin a Mooses day every time.
